The Qadian Diary — Page 77
Letters, Correspondence, and Articles 63 Mohammad Sial, M. A. , M. L. A. , went on the suggestion of the Military and along with the Military to help them to get in touch with neighbouring Sikh leaders with a view a to making peace efforts. If Chaudhri Fateh Mohammad fired in their presence, it must have been under their orders. The fact, however, is that he did not fire at all. The whole story is trumped up. Two highly educated missionaries of the Community have also been arrested on the charge that they committed murder and dacoity in a village nearby. Nobody who knows Qadian and the Ahmadies can believe this. Qadian has been under a siege for some time. Our missionaries or other Ahmadies never tried to attack, kill or loot people even when they were free and there was peace at Qadian, and the area around was safe for Ahmadies. How could they do such a thing when Qadian was besieged and the area around occupied by hostile Sikhs? The facts are that these two persons had then been appointed to work with the Police and the Military. When they saw the Police misbehaving, they reported to the Military. The Police arrested them to prevent an exposure. Major Sharif Ahmad Bajwa, B. A. , was also arrested on the plea that an armoured car belonging to him had been seen going about. The car was not an armoured car, but only a Command car. It did not belong to Major Sharif Ahmad but to his cousin Capt. Abdullah. The fact can be verified by an examination of the record of the Car Registration Office, Lahore. It was also said that the case of a gun belonging to Major Sharif Ahmad had been found in the car. The fact was easily accounted for, and the Batala Magistrate who had ordered Sharif Ahmad’s arrest knew it. Only the day before Major Sharif Ahmad had gone to see this Magistrate in this very car. With the Deputy Commissioner’s permit he was also carrying his licensed arms with him. He forgot the cover in the car. This was nothing extraordinary. The car was his cousin’s and